Shloka 40
युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि युधिष्ठिराभिषेके चत्वारिंशो5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi yudhiṣṭhirābhiṣeke catvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
இதி ஸ்ரீமஹாபாரதத்தின் சாந்திபர்வத்தில், ராஜதர்மானுஷாசனபர்வத்தில், யுதிஷ்டிராபிஷேகத்தைச் சார்ந்த நாற்பதாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement; it frames the surrounding material as instruction on rājadharma—how a king should rule ethically—linked to Yudhiṣṭhira’s coronation, emphasizing that legitimate sovereignty is grounded in dharma and disciplined governance.
The narrator’s colophon marks the close of the fortieth chapter in the Śānti Parva, within the rājadharma instruction section, situating the discourse in the setting of Yudhiṣṭhira’s consecration and signaling a transition to the next chapter.